Vineyards & Distilleries

The beauty, climate, and terrain of the Eastern Panhandle, and areas nearby, have made Shepherdstown a hub for visitors looking to experience the numerous vineyards and wineries within easy reach. Shepherdstown offers access to nearly a dozen notable vineyards within 25 miles.

Bloomery Plantation Distillery

Inspired by the art of crafting home-grown and natural fruit cordials, experience the distillery’s inventive cordials and cocktails in a friendly atmosphere of an historic 1840s log cabin distillery.

868 Estate Vineyards is Northern Virginia’s unique destination vineyard, blending a spectacular location with outstanding wines and elegant dining. Join us in the tasting room to sample our wines and talk with our winemaker and staff about our philosophy of combining old-world traditions with leading edge wine technology. Select an assortment of perfectly paired gourmet food from Grandale Restaurant, our on-site full service restaurant, to enjoy with your wine. Once you’ve made your selections, sit outside on our beautifully landscaped patio, overlooking historic stone walls, giant sycamore trees, and a murmuring fountain. Or, instead, take a blanket and explore the extensive property to locate that perfect picnic spot for your family or just the two of you.

The first licensed cidery in Maryland, Distillery Lane Ciderworks offers European-style hard ciders from the juice produced on its 3000-tree specialty orchard. The farm is located in Jefferson, MD. The hard cider is carefully blended to achieve the perfect balance of flavors, tannins, and mouth feel, and is the perfect complement to a cheese course, brunch, or light meal. Distillery Lane Ciderworks offers a dry still cider, a dry sparkling cider, a semi-sweet cider, and limited runs of premium ciders—such as Kingston Black—and specialty ciders—such as ice cider. All ciders are estate grown, produced, and bottled. In addition to hard cider, Distillery Lane Ciderworks also offers fresh cider, cider-making classes, apple picking, cider tastings in the tasting room on the farm, and tours of the orchard.

Beautiful views and 12 acres of vineyards on a 500-acre farm in the town of Hillsboro. Visit our tasting room located near the pond in the lee of Short Hill Mountain. Picnic, sip wine, or bird watch under the willows or on our deck. We offer Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Raspberry Merlot, Chardonnay, and other award winning wines.

Hillsborough Vineyards, located in the heart of scenic Loudoun Valley is the premier destination for wine-lovers, offering award-winning wines, breathtaking views, and outstanding service. In addition to exceptional award-winning vintages from our estate, they also offer exemplary wines from neighboring Virginia wineries, allowing you to sample and purchase the best wines Virginia has to offer. Enjoy light gourmet fare and stunning views from our 1850s stone barn.

North Gate Vineyard is owned and operated by Mark and Vicki Fedor, who purchased 26 acres of land at the base of the Short Hill Mountains in 1997. They found themselves caring for a few neglected grape vines on the property, a seemingly small effort that led them on a much larger journey. They have been growing their own grapes, primarily Viognier and Petit Verdot, since 2001, and began commercially producing wine in 2003 for another winery. Now they bring their award-winning winemaking style to their own label of Loudoun wines in their LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified winery just outside of Hillsboro.

What is Notaviva? It is the intrinsic effect of music upon human emotion. Our goal in the founding of our vineyard is to capture those feelings and put them in our wines. Be it joy or sadness, we endeavor to create wines that will connect our patrons with their occasions. As seen on HGTV, our custom hand-crafted timber frame tasting room experience is unrivaled in Virginia. The perfect setting for your wedding, rehearsal dinner, private party or corporate event, our venue offers spectacular views of our vineyards as well as the mountains. A unique built-in performance stage with professionally designed audiovisual system, coupled with wireless Internet connectivity, ensures your event is supported by the latest in technology.

Alcoholic beverages were brewed by our ancestors before written records. We can only guess how it all started. Was it grain that got wet in the rain or grape juice left too long? We offer you an alternative explanation. Our answer is honey. From the Olympian Ambrosia, to the land “flowing with milk and honey”, honey-based beverages were produced by Egyptians, Greeks, Celts, Mayans—well, all civilizations that knew beekeeping. Most notable tradition of mead making can be found to this day in Poland. Enjoy our meticulous recreation of some old recipes. We use modern knowledge of chemistry and microbiology only to understand the process, not to interfere with it.

Sunset Hills Vineyard produces award winning wines from a historic farm in western Loudoun County. Our winery is in a relaxing and pastoral setting with panoramic views of the Blue Ridge and Short Hill Mountain ranges. Our Amish restored 130 year old barn with two story decks , spring house and corn crib offer a beautiful sunset view of the valley. We produce 30,000 bottles of wine including Chardonnay, Viognier, Cabernet Franc, and a Bordeaux style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot and late harvest table wine. Enjoy strolling through our eleven acre vineyards. Take a wine cellar tour with our winemaker. Shop in our barns gift shop. We offer gourmet snacks of imported cheeses and fresh baked baguettes to complement our wine.

Our estate is comprised of 100 acres, with 17 acres currently planted in grape vines. Cabernet Franc is the most widely planted varietal, with 7 acres under cultivation. Seyval Blanc is the next largest planting, with 5 acres, followed by Norton (3 acres) and Chardonnay (2 acres).